Just now, Princess Xinping and His Highness the King of Han rushed up and were very fucked with His Majesty the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine. She was filled with a warm picture of happiness and sharing family life. Only His Highness the Crown Prince stood far away and watched the scene.

It's like he's an outsider.

Even if he walked up to pay homage to the emperor and the imperial concubine, he looked cautious and even raised his hand and looked very reserved.

When Zhu Feng saw him like this, he couldn't help but feel a little displeasure in his heart that had returned home and became warm and soft when he saw his children.

He frowned and was about to say something, when Nan Yan, who was beside him, saw his expression and immediately said, "Your Highness, why have you lost so much weight again?"

Zhu Chengxuan looked up at her: "The Imperial Concubine..."

Nan Yan said with distress: "It must be this time that the emperor went south to eliminate the traitors and let you stay in the capital to supervise the country, which will make you exhausted."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng's face calmed down a little.

Zhu Chengxuan hurriedly said, "It's useless, the imperial concubine is so serious."

Nan Yan smiled and said, "What are you talking about? It depends on how thin you are. If Empress Renxiao has a spirit in heaven, I must blame the palace for not taking good care of you."

Speaking of "Empress Renxiao", Zhu Chengxuan's face had a more complex and gloomy expression.

Zhu Feng came to his senses only then.

You know, this time he went south to eliminate the traitors, and one of them was eliminated by him was Xu Shizong, the elder brother of Empress Renxiao, and the uncle of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The prince was very sensitive in this position. A traitor appeared in his mother clan. He was naturally very frightened, afraid that the emperor's anger would burn him at any time. No wonder, his attitude just now was so restrained.

Zhu Feng couldn't help but sigh, looked at him again, and then said, "You're so tired."

Hearing this sentence of comforting words, Zhu Chengxuan felt that the blood that was almost frozen in his body melted and flowed at this time. He hurriedly shook his head: "My son cannot afford to say this to Father."

"What do you say to be worthy of it?"

Zhu Feng glared at him with a little regret: "Along the way, I have seen several major matters you handled, and they all handled them very well. No matter what happened in the south, the court has always been so stable, and it is your credit."

Zhu Chengxuan's eyes were a little red.

He looked up and looked at Zhu Feng carefully before whispering: "I'm just frightened by my father."

“…”

"My son begs my father not to take risks in person in the future."

Although he was a son, he said this like a worried old father. He seemed to be unable to bear the fright, which made Zhu Feng amuse him.

He chuckled, waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it."

Zhu Chengxuan didn't dare to say anything more.

Nanyan looked up at the heavy snow and said, "Let's go back first. It's very cold here, it's still on the wind."

Zhu Feng nodded, and while leading them in, he said, "Let's go——"

Princess Xinping, who was hanging around his neck, immediately shouted loudly: "Xinping is hungry, and wants to eat!"

Everyone laughed.

Zhu Chengxuan also smiled, and then said softly: "I specially asked someone to prepare some wine and food in the warm room, not for anything else, just to welcome the father and the concubine. Take my younger brother and sister, let's sit down and have a meal - we haven't had dinner together for half a year."

Nanyan was a little tired after returning all the way, but when he heard this, he became energetic and smiled: "It just so happens that I really miss the chef's skills in the Imperial kitchen."

Zhu Feng also smiled and took everyone down. He and Nanyan went to take a shower and change clothes first, and gathered at the warm room later.

After entering the palace gate, Aunt Tongyun and the others came to pick up Nanyan.

Along the way, everyone was filled with sadness and joy. They knew that Tingfu suffered and that Ran Xiaoyu was about to leave them. Everyone was very sad, but they were also very happy to see Nanyan safely come back.

Aunt Tongyun had red eyes, serving Nanyan and walked forward while watching the wind and snow all over the sky, saying, "Empress is really awesome. She could have let the warm sedan chair take the empress back just now, why did she have to walk all the way? How cold?"

Nan Yan smiled and said, "What's the cold thing about this?"

“…”

"I haven't come back for half a year. It's so weird. I want to see the scenery around me."

Aunt Tongyun shook her head and left for more than half a year. She also experienced great storms, but the concubine's temperament still did not change at all.

Just as they were walking forward, Nanyan heard the jingling sound behind the opposite palace wall.

She stopped and looked at it, and said, "Over there, is it Yikun Palace?"

Aunt Tongyun said, "Yes."

Nan Yandao: "That sound--"

Aunt Tongyun said, "Yikun Palace is still being repaired."

“Renovation is still underway?”

Nan Yan was shocked and looked back at her with wide eyes. You know, Yikun Palace was burned when Wu was in trouble. After that, she moved to Yonghe Palace and has been practicing here. It has been two or three years. Especially this time, she followed Zhu Feng south and left for nearly a year. She originally thought that Yikun Palace should be repaired when she came back.

As a result, it's still under repair!?

Nan Yan sneered and said, "Does the people from the Ministry of Works want to receive New Year's money?"

After saying that, he left with a slightest sleeve.

Aunt Tongyun also looked over there, and said nothing, leading everyone to hurry up. She walked behind Nanyan and whispered: "Empress, don't wrongly accuse the people from the Ministry of Works. They also want to finish the work earlier and ask the Empress to get the reward earlier."

Nan Yan looked back at her: "Hmm?"

Aunt Tongyun said, "Immortal, since the emperor left with the empress, who is taking care of the affairs inside and outside the palace."

Nanyan's steps stopped: "Prince?"

“…”

"You mean, the prince was deliberately delaying and preventing the repair of Yikun Palace from being completed?"

Aunt Tongyun didn't answer this.

Nan Yan didn't ask again, after all, this place was outside, and there were so many people talking, they had just returned to Beijing. The hustle and bustle in the south was not good, and it would be better if something bad would be heard.

So, the group returned to Yonghe Palace.

Let Ruoshui and Tingfu go down to rest. Aunt Tongyun accompanied Nanyan for a while and went to take a bath first. The bathtub was naturally ready. The warm bath soup washed away Nanyan's fatigue and dust. She leaned lazily on the wall of the bathtub and asked Aunt Tongyun to gently knead her shoulders, which were a little stiff.

Then he asked, "Just just said that the prince intended to delay time and prevent the Yikun Palace from being repaired so quickly."

“…”
Chapter completed!